Vegetable grater



Oct. 28, 1952 w. MARCUS 2,615,486

VEGETABLE GRATER Filed Jan. 14, 1950 FIG-4 INENTOR. WiLLlAM MARCUS ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 28, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VEGETABLE GRATER William Marcus, Cleveland,'0hio I Application January 14, 1950, Serial No. 138,551

(o1. 14s 1so) 2 Claims. 1 This invention relates to a, novel and improved grater for vegetables or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a grater which consists of a container and 'a cover member adapted to hold the cutter. I

Another object of the present invention is to provide a grater in which the cutter, and the container into which the grated material falls, form a solid, substantially rigid unit when assembled.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a grater in which the cutters may be readily interchanged.

A still further object of the present invention is'to provide a grater in which the cutters may be replaced with an imperforate closure member.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawings and description thereof, and the essential features will be set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved vegetable grater;

",Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; while Fig. 4 is a perspective view of an imperforate closure'member adapted to be used with my device.

grater consists of an imperforate bottom wall II and imperforate side and end Walls I2 and I3 respectively.

Secured to the rear end wall I3a, by cementing or the like, is a handle I4, by which the grater may be held or carried. The portion I40. provides a downwardly opening channel which firmly en- The container II] of my improved vegetable gages an upstanding projection 25 on the end wall I3a. The portion Mb at the upper end of the handle is cemented to the end wall. The L- shaped portion Me at the bottom of the handle embraces the corner where walls HM and I I meet. The front end wall [31) is provided, intermediate the side edges and at the top edge thereof, with a projection I5 for a purpose to be described later. The upper edges of the side and end walls are offset laterally outward as at I2a and I30 respectively. The offset side walls I20. extend upwardly to a higher level than the offset end walls I30.

The shoulder I6 formed by the ofiset side and end walls lZa and I30, extend completely around the periphery of the container l0, and has an upwardly extending bead I60. on the inner edge of the shoulder for a purpose to be described later.

The cover member I! is provided with a transable with the cutterg22 an opening 20 through which the grated material may fall into the container I0. At the ends of the opening 20 are two transversely extending channels 2I having their grooves ZI facing toward each other.

A cutter 22, havingsuitable upwardly exposed cutting edges 22a, is provided with extensions 22b. Theextensions 225 are adapted to slidingly engage the grooves ZIa of the'channels 2| to thereby firmly holdthe cutter 22 with respect to the cover I1 and position the cutter 22' above the opening 20. f f" Asshown in Fig. 3, the upwardly extending offset side walls IZ'af prevent the cutter-.22 from sliding laterally when the cover is in'the position of Fig. 1.

I may also provide otherfcutters (not shown), similar to the cutter 22, but having finer or coarser cutting edges. These cutters areinterchange- The Iongitudinal'side 'edges"of"the" cover II have downwardly extending ribs 23 which engage in the groove lfib formed by the bead I641. and the ofiset sidewalls I2a. This construction causes the cover to act as a tie between opposite side walls, especially when an article is being pressed down on the cutter, so as to prevent any outwardbulging'of the side Walls I2 when pressure is applied tothe upper surface of the cover I! while grating.

The cover I1 is also provided with suitable longitudinally extending reinforcing ribs I'Iu, and a transversely extending rib Ill). The rib I'Ib also seats in the groove [61).

I also provide imperforate closure member 24 having extensions 2401. which are adapted to engage the grooves 2Ia of the channel 2| as a replacement for the cutter 22. ,V/ith the closure 2a in place my device may be used as a food refresher in a refrigerator.

In use, the grater is grasped by the handle I4,

with the thumb engaging the rearwardly extendheld in the other hand and moved across the cutter edges 22a to grate or slice the vegetables.

To remove the cutter 22 for cleaning or to replace it with either another cutter or the closure 24, the rear end of the cover I! is moved upwardly, by means of the tab IS. The rear end of the cover I! is raised until the slot 18 can be disengaged from the projection 15. The cutter 22 may then be moved laterally to slidingly disengageiit from'the cover; I], andreplaced with thezelosureizz24.or,.another cutter. IIhe-slot I8 is then engaged by the projection and the cover I! pivoted clockwise (Fig. 2), about the projection [5 until the tab 19 snaps overtheportion Ma of the handle 14.

The cover H must be oscillatedlinza counterclockwise direction from the position of Fig. 2 to remove it from the container. The cover-cannot be lifted straight up because the prqjection l5 fills the slot 18 (endwise of the container) with the lip [5a inclined upwardly and outwardly and overlying the correspondingly inclined Wall T89:

of" slot l8. Also,-"theverticaliace I5b atthe rear of the projection engages a vertical'wall on that side of slot [8 to resist .Iorward movement of cover '11.

It "will "thus "be seen that 'I have provided a sturdy, rigid graterthat will-not slip, as will the-conventional graterwhenusedrin a bowl or the like, thereby preventing cut-i fingers. "Theitop -cover11-slopes down anid'away 'fromithe .user at a flat angle -of -about 'sixdegrees to'thehorizontal,

and-end-walls being'oifset laterally "outward at the upper periphery-thereof defining a shoulder at the zone. of ofiset, a projection extendinglaterallyoutward at'the" upper edge of one of said end walls and intermediate the side edgestthereof,, a handle securedto'the other of said end walls, a cover adapted to seat uponsaid shoulder, said cover when'seated upon saidshoulderbeing below the upper edges of'sai d offsetside walls, atransverse slot in said cover adjacent one, end thereof adapted to en age saidprojection,atabextending '4 downwardly from the other end of said cover and adapted to snugly engage outside of a part rigid with said container, there being an opening through said cover intermediate its ends, two transversely extending channels at opposite ends of said opening integral with said cover, a generally rectangular cutter having suitable cutting edges exposed upwardly, end extensions on said cutter adapted to slidingly engage in the grooves 10f -said1 channels,;and said cutterlbeing prevented -:from becoming slidingly disengaged from the said grooves of said channels by the said offset side walls.

,2. In,a vegetable grater, a container havin bottom, side and end walls, and an open top, gsaidzsidezwalls being ofiset laterally outward at their unperredges thus defining shoulders at the 'zone of ofiset, a cover adapted to seat upon said shoulders and to close the open top of said container, means securing'said cover against end- ,wise, movement, relative to said container, ,there being a generally;-rectangular;opening through said cover intermediate itsnends, two; channels at .opposite edges ,of said opening extending transversely of ,said container, a ,1 generally rectangular cutter having suitable cuttingedges-exposed upwardly, end portions Of said,cutterslidingly engaging .in said channels andsaid side walls extending above said shoulder above said cover and above said cutter whereby saidcover'. is. held against lateral movement relative ,to said container and said cutter is heldagainst .lateral movement out of. said channels.

-WILLlZAL/LMARCUS.

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